Concussed

Craig had no further opportunity for discussing the matter, for the next morning he was "concussed" in midair and retained sufficient sense to bring his machine to the ground. ❋ Edgar Wallace (1903)

Promising No 8 Chris Lowrey damaged knee ligaments and is out for the season while Josh Blackie twisted his knee and Justin Collins was concussed, meaning both will miss the next match.

And he’s concussed, meaning that he’s had a nasty crack on the skull as well. ❋ Allingham, Margery, 1904-1966. N 50021032-1 (1968)

There is nothing funny about being concussed by a falling wedge of cheese. ❋ Unknown (2011)

With disco music blaring we started with jumping jacks, push-ups, etc.—these common exercises punctuated with others where we jabbed our fists, landing imaginary lefts and rights, crosses and upper cuts, as I mentally concussed strangers who had crossed me on the street. ❋ Ralph Gardner Jr. (2011)

Had he not been concussed for a big part of his career, Aikman might have brought in 4 or 5 Super Bowls. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Interestingly, even one of the guys who was concussed last weekend by James Harrison defended Harrison's right to hit him like that. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The clients complained that I must be recently concussed or recently in love from the way I was mooning around. ❋ Molly Harper (2011)

A besieged Vick was concussed in Atlanta, smushed a hand versus the Giants, popped a finger against San Francisco, tossed seven interceptions, and groaned that NFL referees weren't offering him his deserved protection. ❋ Jason Gay (2011)

First, he hopes a concussed Michael Vick is cleared to play, he said in his usual spot on WFAN, because "I don't want any excuses when we go down there and put it to them." ❋ Unknown (2011)

He looked pale and mildly concussed, like someone who just found out that liberals die, too. ❋ Peggy Noonan (2010)

Take Sunday: Manning took that ugly late hit, running back D.J. Ware was concussed on a vicious blindside hit and the Giants suffered the indignity of DeSean Jackson—who burned them on a walk-off punt return last year—taunting their sideline. ❋ Aditi Kinkhabwala (2011)

He reluctantly treats her, concussed so confined to bed, they become friends, then the passion, and healing for him. ❋ Nalini Singh (2009)

With their South African flanker Francois Louw concussed after another illegal tackle, against Worcester, this might have been one headache too many for the visitors but Armitage was sent to the sin-bin and Bath made sure justice was done when they won a lineout from the penalty. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The NFL fined James Harrison, Brandon Meriweather and Dunta Robinson after a Sunday of dangerous and occasionally illegal hits left the playing field littered with dazed, concussed players and promises that, going forward, players will be suspended for dangerous hits. ❋ Cindy Boren (2010)